Please help - morbidly obese. Meal ideas?

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Im really scared. Im morbidly obese. Swveral times a year for the last 6 years Ive planned to change everything/eat less do more/try some new idea... and Im 6 stone heavier than I even started with. I am so so scared.

I am permanently echausted and easily overwhelmed and now finding cooking scary/overwhelming. Im really scared for my kids. Currently ok bmi but ones increasing.

Can people suggest healthy but easy/not too thinky stuff to cook or eat.

Lunches - im not big on sandwhiches but like toast. Love buddah bowls but don't know how to make them/easily overfil.

Dinners - weve ended up eating maccaroni cheese/pizza/fahita kit/frozen fish and chips.

I really want to overhaul, please dont criticise but I am so losing how to do this.

Ideas to help with a routine of real food I can easily make would be amazing. Unfortunately I have fussy kids too.

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/easy-healthy

I have cooked quite a few from here.

Thanks fuzzy. I like the look of those.

My youngest wont eat anything "mixed" or spicy - like any form of caserole or intereating stew . She will eat veg sticks and cooked veg. She has fsm for another term so may just end up offering her toast and an apple instead.

Once you get the hang of the recipes you can change them.

The website has a great family meal section too.

Will she (and you) eat fish fillets like salmon? I do a variation on a recipe that is fairly thinly sliced potato laid on baking paper on an oven tray (so you don’t need much oil) and baked for about 15-20 mins, then scatter with halved cherry tomatoes and strips of whatever veg they will eat and then salmon fillets laid on on and back in the oven for 15 mins or so. Minimal effort and only oven tray and chopping board to wash up.

I have lost a stone in 2 months because i have adjusted my diet and walk as much as i can. No restricting myself as such just small changes.

I was a sucker for lattes at work and could have up to 4 a day.
I stopped that and now its a Friday morning treat on my way to my office.

Raw veg sticks are great, have as snacks and on side of plate as take time to eat and filling. Cut lots in advance and have in fridge ready to grab.

Eggs - scrambled, boiled and poached again are low fat and filling. Scrambled eggs in brown pitta with drained beans is a high fibre meal (rinse and sieve beans).

A small amount of gravy, fine grated cheese or veg cooked with stock can make a bowl cooked veg more appealing. Try roasting veg too.

Shred chicken breast rather than use lumps of fattier meat in meals.

Minced turkey can be low fat and filling.

Make pancakes and fruit for dessert rather than bought things, e.g. heavy cheesecake.

Have small plates for meals - side plates.

One slice of bread each, stop there for you but the kids can have more of tgey are still hungry.
Share a tin of soup between three with a splash of water in it when you heat it up, and a big plate of veg sticks.
Buy a portion measure for spaghetti - it's less than you'd think for 1!